The sound created by movement of the head, which is moved in steps with sufficient frequency. Interface description can be found, for example HERE. Simply activate the station by providing a low-to DRVSB0 or 1 (depending on whether we have the tape from the cross and to which the plug is connected to the station) and choose the direction of head movement (low high on DIR) and the trailing edge of the head movement will cause STEP one step. ATMega microcontroller controls the whole.

This brings to mind a program on the Apple][ back around 1980 or so called Little Tan Box, which was named for the Apple disk drive enclosure. It didn’t produce music though. It told the brief story of a sexual encounter using displayed lines of text on screen synchronized with a combination of timed head seeks and a chattering head reinitialization for the climax.

http://twitter.com/ahremsee Rob M Clarke

Great hack. Reminds me of the one that was make to the Commodore 1541 floppy disk about 20yrs ago to play Daisy-Daisy.

http://twitter.com/ahremsee Rob M Clarke

Great hack. Reminds me of the one that was make to the Commodore 1541 floppy disk about 20yrs ago to play Daisy-Daisy.

http://twitter.com/ahremsee Rob M Clarke

Great hack. Reminds me of the one that was make to the Commodore 1541 floppy disk about 20yrs ago to play Daisy-Daisy.

http://twitter.com/mike_bb mike_bb

Yes Thats fun!

Anonymous

its hounrable

Daniel Kim

Oh GAWD! I just about died laughing!

Anonymous

Probably the best use for them, nowadays. Well done!

Anonymous

Probably the best use for them, nowadays. Well done!

Anonymous

New ringtone?

http://twitter.com/naijabounce naijabounce

Inperial March by floppy …….#Geeky

http://twitter.com/haabe haabe

I remember a demo for the Comodore 64 floppy disk drive doing the same. Not playing Imperial March, but another tune. Anyone else recall that?

Anonymous

That man has a place reserved in Geek Heaven, or is it Niebo?

Anonymous

This is incredibly geeky and wonderful. My cat approves.

Anonymous

Yeah C64 Could do something similar without extra hardware, just software.

http://www.facebook.com/fearn Andrew Fearn

This is seriously one of the best things ever. I think it only appropriate that you recolor the faceplates black.